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FullArmor Updates IntelliPolicy for Clients

FullArmor is shipping the latest release of its IntelliPolicy user policy-enforcement client for Windows desktops.

Microsoft Ships R2 of Speech Server

Microsoft updated its server software platform for speech-enabled applications this week with an R2 version of Microsoft Speech Server 2004.

Gartner Reports RDBMS Market Growth in 2004

Windows surged again in 2004 as a platform for new relational database management system licenses, but Linux is growing at an extremely rapid pace as Unix loses popularity, according to new research from Gartner Inc.

Beta 1 Release Candidates Released for Avalon, Indigo and InfoCard

Microsoft released more pre-release code for some core elements of the Longhorn operating system in advance of the general Longhorn Beta 1 scheduled for this summer.

Sun-Microsoft Interoperability Effort Key for Both Companies

The battle with Linux gives both companies a vested interest, aside from benefits to customers, in better interoperability. Meanwhile, Sun's recent acquisition of Citrix competitor Tarantella goes a long way toward boosting Sun-Microsoft interoperability efforts.

SP1 RTMs for Windows Small Business Server 2003

Microsoft on Thursday released to manufacturing Service Pack 1 for Windows Small Business Server 2003.

Denial-of-Service Vulnerability in TCP Affects Windows

Microsoft issues one of its first security advisories under a new program. Citing several mitigating factors, the company says the flaw is not considered a significant threat.

Gates Offers Vision for New World of Work

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on Thursday offered his vision of the "New World of Work" for information workers during a keynote to 100 CEOs from the Global 1000 at the annual Microsoft CEO Summit. Microsoft also unveiled the timeline for Office 12 -- beta this fall with general availability in the second half of 2006.

Sun Money Starts to Trickle Back in Microsoft Deal

A year after Microsoft paid nearly $2 billion to Sun Microsystems to settle legal claims and license technologies in a 10-year technical collaboration, some undisclosed amount of money is starting to flow the other way.

Enough SP1 Out There to Reach 18 Percent of Windows 2003 Machines

Microsoft has distributed enough copies of Service Pack 1 to update nearly one-fifth of the installed base of Windows Server 2003, the company estimated on Thursday.

Gartner Weighs in on When to Use 'Eiger' Version of Windows XP

As details trickle out on Microsoft's "Eiger" operating system for less powerful PCs, analysts at Gartner are offering usage recommendations for the enterprise.

Bundle Aims To Simplify Regulatory Compliance for SMBs

NetIQ will ship this month a bundle of existing management tools that aims to help small and medium-sized businesses meet regulatory compliance requirements for recent laws such as the Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA acts.

Opinion: Social Engineering Still Alive and Kicking

A social engineering attack resulted in secure e-mail service provider Hushmail having its Website redirected to a defaced site. According to reports, Network Solutions, the Domain Name Service provider behemoth, gave out information through a customer support line sufficient to allow an attacker to alter DNS record information for Hushmail.com.

Internet Explorer 7.0 to Include Tabbed Browsing

Internet Explorer 7.0 will include the tabbed browsing feature already present in several rival browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Netscape, Microsoft developers confirmed this week.

Windows Server Roadmap Gets an Update

The Windows Server Roadmap, a handy document on Microsoft's Web site with rough delivery date guidance, got an update this month.

Sun-Microsoft Collaboration 'Wasn't Easy'

It's not easy to turn years of animosity between two massive corporations into a working technical collaboration.

Microsoft to Offer Corporate Desktop Search

As it launched a consumer search toolbar with desktop search capabilities on Monday, Microsoft revealed that it is working on a corporate version of desktop search.

Sprint Signs up with Microsoft MapPoint Location Server

A U.S.-based carrier is onboard with Microsoft's MapPoint Location Server, providing a major boost to Microsoft's fledgling server software for real-time tracking and management of vehicle fleets and highly mobile employees.

Microsoft Simplifies Volume Licensing Documentation

In an effort to reduce the pain users face in combing through Licensing 6.0 documentation, Microsoft this week previewed a change coming in July to its massive Product Use Rights document.

PGP Ships Updated Encryption Products

PGP Corp. is shipping updates to both its desktop and server encryption products aimed at centralizing policy management and expanding enterprise management features.